Curb guard and facing



May 22, 1934. w. s. GoDwlN CURB GUARD AND FACING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledDec. 16. 195o INVENTOR.

May 22, 1934-. w. s. GoDwlN CURB GUARD AND FACING Filed Deo. 16, 1930 2Sheets-Sheet 2 NVENTOR A TTORNEY ?atented May 22, i934 TTS PATENT @HCCURB GUARD AND FACING ration of Maryland Application December 16, 1930,Serial No. 502,840

1 Claim.

It is very desirable to illuminate dangerous curbs, such as at crossstreets, in front of a street end, corners, curves in streets, andnumerous other places.

There are many places where street curbing is painted for variousreasons, such as in front of service or filling stations, for automobileparking restrictions, for designating marks for police reservations, andfor other purposes.

In the construction of curbs forms are required which are more or lesscrude, and form a curb that is of more or less imperfect construction.

The object of my invention is a new reective curb facing or riser.

A further object of my invention is a polished metallic curb facing.

A further object of my invention is the providing a. covering for a curbguard to improve its appearance and to render the same moredistinguishable in the dark.

A further object of my invention is to provide a facing for the riser ofa curb of substantially an indestructible material that will maintainits initial polish and be ornamental as Well as useful.

A further object of my invention is the providing of a form forconstructing a curb that will remain in place, forming a substantialfacing to the finished structure.

A further object of my invention is the anchoring of a facing of theriser of a curb to the curb guard at the top and to the concrete at thebottom.

A further object of my invention is the relative positioning of a curbfacing with reference to the curb guard whereby the facing may beprotected from contacting or receiving the impact and sheer of Wheels ofvehicles.

A further object of my invention is the constructing of a curb facing ofa resilient and nonoxidizable or rustless material capable ofwithstanding the elements and substantially maintaining its initialpolish.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter specifically described and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, butit is understood that changes, variations and modincations can beresorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings of the herein-described embodiment of my invention,Figure 1 shows a perspective view of my invention in elevation assembledready to receive the concrete; Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken through2-2, of Fig. 1, and shows particularly the method of securing the curbfacing or riser together longitudinally, or one section with the other,and shows the concrete as finally in position locking the structure;Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through 3 3 of Fig. 1 and shows thecurb guard and its covering, and shows a section of concrete asinstalled, particularly the fastening of the covering to the curb guard;Fig. 4 shows a section of the curb facing or riser When provided withspherical raisings for reflecting purposes; Fig. 5 being a sectionalView taken through 5--5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a sectional view takenthrough 6 6 of Fig. 4; Fig. 7

shows a modification of the surface of the curb facing, or riser, raisedpyramidically, Fig. 8 being a sectional View taken through 8-8, of Fig.'7. Fig. 9 is a reduced View showing the operation of my reflectingsurfaces as applied at a street end tc show the reflected rays of thelights of approaching cars around corners; Fig. 10 is a somewhat similarView to that shown in Fig. 9, excepting that it is at a streetintersection and where the corner curb risers are illuminated by thelights of approaching cars, and Fig. 11 is a perspective View inelevation showing the curb facing and structure with the curb guard andcovering in place as installed.

Similar numerals refer to throughout the several views.

1 is the curb guard of a concrete curb formed of suitable material, suchas steel, preferable of a non-corrosive character, and as shown is ofshape and construction as noW commonly used. Curb guard l is providedWith anchors 2 which in construction are embedded in the concrete of thecurb.

3 is my improved facing or riser and is preferably constructed of theso-called, rustless steel, it being very desirable that its exposed facemaintains a high polish at all times. Facing 3 may be a plain surface onthe exposed side highly polished, especially when used in curbs in thevicinity of filling stations, as police markers for restricted areas andother places where painted curbs are now used. When used at dangerouscorners, street ends, or Where a reflecting return ray of light fromautomobiles is desired, it may be constructed as shown particularly inFigs. fl and '7, or a modification of those figures; in other words,raised or depressed places may be formed in the facing of any characterto reflect rays in any direction desired, not necessarily spherical orpyramidical. They may be of the so-called jewel construction, or concavesimilar parts construction rather than convex, a concave sphericalmirror answering practically the same purpose as a convex one; ormodifications thereof, as suggested above.

In the drawings, I have shown convex surfaces for reflecting purposesfor the reason that I believe they will keep brighter than will concaveor depressed surfaces in the facing, which might become more or lessdimmed by the deposit of dust and dirt.

Facing 3 is provided at its ends with flanged or locking members 4 forsecuring purposes, particularly as shown in Fig. 2. These anges 4 arelocked together by locking member or clip 5. As shown in the drawings,this is a wire, although it may be flat or of plate construction. I havefound, however, that the Wire is the sim.- plest for installing andanswers the purpose satisfactorily, its function being to lock the endstogether and hold them in place particularly during the construction ofthe curb.

At the bottom of facing 3 is bottom flange 6 for anchoring the bottomedge of facing 3 in the concrete, and also for stiffening the facing aswell as forming a lock or support for said facing 3 when setting thesame in position for pouring. At the top portion of facing 3 is a topiange '7, forming a support for the curb guard, and at spaced positionsalong the edge of top flange 7 between anchors 2 are hook members 8 forsecuring the top flange to the curb guard l, particularly as shown inFigs. 1 and 3.

In the assembly of my facing 3 and support guard l, I set the facingback from the edge of the curb guard, as shown at 9, for the purpose ofprotecting the facing from Vehicular trafc.

The facing should be set back a sufficient distance to protect anyraised features of the facing for reflecting purposes, and I have foundthat an additional 1/4 of an inch is desirable; in the case of a smoothpolished facing, a set-back of 1A; of an inch has been found to besufficient. In practice, I have found that No. 24 gauge rustless steelforms a Very satisfactory facing.

10 is the curb guard covering formed with a locking member or flange 11for locking over the top edge of the curb guard within the concrete, andat the bottom or lower portion of curb guard 10 is formed lockingmember, or flange, 12 which encloses the lower portion of curb guard l,forming a very rigid structure when embedded in the concrete; this isshown particularly in Fig. 3. Curb guard covering 10 is composed ofsimilar metal, preferably as that of facing or riser 3, and alsopreferably smooth, as I do not believe that any advantage is had byraising the surface of the covering transversely, the reflection fromthe cylindrical surface being sufficient.

The curb guard covering and facing locked together and placed inposition is a form for pouring the concrete and remains therein andforms an integral part of the completed curb.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

A curb guard structure comprising a facing, a curb guard, substantiallyquarter round in crcss section, secured to the upper edge of the facingwith a portion thereof extending out beyond the facing, and anchoringmeans projecting from said guard on the opposite side of the facing.

WILLIAM S. GODWIN.

